beachtetvsbeichtenTell them apart

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“beachtet” and “beichten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#7,286
“beachtet” frequency rank
#39,234
“beichten” frequency rank
46520
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature beachtet beichten
Definition Partizip Perfekt des Verbs beachten seine Sünden und Vergehen einem Geistlichen erzählen; seine Sünden bekennen

Where the eye mixes beachtet and beichten

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. beachtet and beichten follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

8 ch
beachtet
8 ch
beichten

Why the eye confuses beachtet with beichten

A purely visual mix-up. beachtet ([bəˈʔaxtət]) and beichten ([ˈbaɪ̯çtn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46520, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

beachtet is recorded at frequency rank #7,286, classified as averb, pronounced [bəˈʔaxtət]. beichten is at rank #39,234, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈbaɪ̯çtn̩].

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 46520, this pair ranks #1,316,227 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of beachtet vs beichten

Shared letters: bceht. Private to "beachtet": a. Private to "beichten": in.

"beachtet" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCCVC  ·  "beichten" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • beachtetbaechtet · bbeachtet · beacchtet · beachett · beachhtet · beachtett · beachtte · beachttet
  • beichtenbbeichten · becihten · beicchten · beichetn · beichhten · beichtenn · beichtne · beichtten

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "beachtet" for "beichten" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([bəˈʔaxtət] versus [ˈbaɪ̯çtn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "beachtet" or "beichten" show up more?
"beachtet" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,286 in our German list, against #39,234 for "beichten". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "beachtet" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "beichten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,316,227 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "beachtet" and "beichten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "beichten vs blickten". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #1,316,227 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list